Book  (1936)  Page(s) 563.  
 
Pierce, Mrs. (setigera) Pierce ca. 1850. = Mrs. Hovey.

Magazine  (Sep 1880)  Page(s) 141.  
 
Rose des prairies (Rosa rubifolia) .... R. M^rs Pierce (Pierce, 1850.) Fleur rouge.

Magazine  (1 Apr 1880)  Page(s) 59.  
 
[From "NOTICE SUR LES ROSES AMÉRICAINES" by H.B. Ellwanger, read at the Horticultural Society of Rochester on 29 January 1880]
Rosa Rubifolia (Roses des prairies). ...  Mistriss Pierce (J. Pierce. 1850). — Carné.

Book  (1859)  Page(s) 30.  
 
The following varieties have been grown from seed by Mr. Joshua Pierce, Nurseryman, Washington City. ....Mrs. Pierce, large pale pink, in profuse clusters.

Book  (1852)  Page(s) 77.  
 
Prairie Rose; a few elegant sorts have been grown from this single-flowered native rose: all are of rapid growth and partaking of the parent in blooming later than roses generally that flower only once in the season; they are admirably adapted for covering arbours, rock work, or out-buildings of any kind, being of the most hardy nature, and standing the severest of our winters even in the most Northern States.
Mrs. Pierce, fine pink, perfect form.